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The Law Centre (NI) has called for an urgent review of the "mandatory reconsideration" process following a new report on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process. The Department of Communities yesterday published the final report of Walter Rader's independent review of the assessme

The Department of Justice has confirmed that convictions for abolished homosexual offences can now be disregarded and pardoned. The Northern Ireland Assembly agreed in November 2016 to bring the law in Northern Ireland in line with England and Wales, where disregards have been available since 2012.

Dr Cliona Kelly, UCD Law Lecturer; Paige Kelly, Winner of the 2018 Leman Award in Intellectual Property; Brian Conroy, Leman Solicitors Trademark & IP Litigation Specialist; John Hogan, Partner, Leman Solicitors; and Prof Imelda Maher, UCD Dean of Law

The police officer in command during the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 is to face trial for manslaughter, a judge has ruled. An inquest two years ago found that 96 football fans who were crushed to death in the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough were unlawfully killed.

A number of human rights organisations have issued a joint statement following the publication of two reports yesterday by Westminster's Intelligence and Security Committee on the UK's complicity in torture and rendition incidents. Amnesty International UK, Freedom from Torture, Justice, Rights Watc

Staff at Belfast solicitor firm Carson McDowell joined competitors from businesses across Northern Ireland to take part in the Grant Thornton Runway Run at Belfast City Airport this week.

Colm O'Gorman Amnesty International Ireland has welcomed the Government’s offer of refuge to 20-25 people who were stranded on a ship that was refused docking in a number of countries.

A multinational cement company has been indicted by French investigative judges on charges including complicity in crimes against humanity and financing of Syrian terrorists. The allegations relate to the conduct of Lafarge Cement Syria, a subsidiary of French-based Lafarge SA, between 2011 and 2014

The first two Irish penal laws of 1695, for disarming papists and prohibiting ‘foreign education’, were acts which propagated the repression of Catholicism in Ireland.

An Irish man sought by the US on narcotics, computer hacking, and money laundering charges connected to his alleged role as an administrator for dark web site Silk Road has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court in which he sought to halt his extradition. Rejecting arguments raised by the man, who has

Ernest Cantillon Cork firm Cantillons Solicitors has announced the appointment of Brigid O'Donnell and Marian Fogarty, bringing the firm's solicitor count to 12.

Michael Boylan A prominent medical negligence lawyer has called on the Government to urgently introduce reforms for resolving clinical negligence claims already recommended by a previous working group.

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan The Government has set out the details of a new regime for asylum seekers to access the labour market, over a year after the absolute prohibition on employment was ruled unconstitutional.

Derry solicitors have criticised plans to close their courthouse this summer as not "workable". The Law Society of Northern Ireland and members of the local association of Derry solicitors had an emergency meeting with the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) earlier this week.

Lady Justice Arden DBE and Lord Justice Kitchin will join the Supreme Court as justices on 1 October 2018, followed by Lord Justice Sales on 11 January 2019, it was announced yesterday. Her Majesty The Queen made each of the appointments on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, follo